Free camping near Riverside, WY
Yes. 16 of the 29 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Riverside, WY are listed as free; 11 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment), 0.6 miles southwest, on city or town land.
The circle crosses a state line: CO and WY.
All 29 camps near Riverside, WY
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Encampment RV Park (Encampment) | 0.6 | Free | Encampment River (river) | 0.2 mi to Encampment | — |
| Encampment River Canyon | 4.0 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Encampment | — |
| Bottle Creek | 6.8 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Encampment | — |
| North Platte River-Treasure Island PAA — Designated Camping Area | 8.5 | Free | Cow Creek (stream) | 8.3 mi to Riverside | Open |
| Bennett Peak Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Corral Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Corral Creek Recreation Site | 11 | Free | Corral Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Hog Park Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Encampment | — |
| Haskins Creek | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Encampment | — |
| French Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Lost Creek | 16 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Ryan Park | 17 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| South Brush Creek | 17 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| Lincoln Park Campground | 18 | Unpriced | North Brush Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Tenmile | — |
| Jack Creek | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Encampment | — |
| Prospect Mountain | 19 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 10 mi to Pearl | — |
| Pickeroon | 19 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 9.4 mi to Keystone | — |
| Pennock Mountain WHMA Campground | 19 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Oberg Ranch | Open |
| Pike Pole | 19 | Free | Douglas Creek (stream) | 8.9 mi to Keystone | — |
| Pennock Mountain WHMA — Camping Area #3 | 20 | Free | — | 6.7 mi to Oberg Ranch | Open |
| Pennock Mountain WHMA — Camping Area | 20 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Oberg Ranch | Open |
| North Platte River-Foote PAA Campground | 21 | Free | Jack Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Old Haymaker Place | Open |
| Big Creek Lakes | 21 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Battle Creek | 21 | Free | Battle Creek (river) | 7.8 mi to Battle Creek | — |
| dispersed camping | 21 | Free | — | 8.5 mi to Battle Creek | — |
| Silver Lake | 23 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Ryan Park | — |
| North Platte River-Pick Bridge PAA Campground | 23 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 0.4 mi to Old Haymaker Place | Open |
| Six Mile | 23 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Fox Park | — |
| North Platte River-Sanger PAA Campground | 25 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 2.8 mi to Old McKeal Place | Open |
| North Platte River-Sanger PAA Campground #2 | 25 | Free | North Platte River (river) | 2.6 mi to Old Haymaker Place | Open |
Who manages the camps near Riverside, WY
Who manages them: 15 on the Forest Service; 8 on Wyoming Game & Fish Commission; 4 on the BLM; 2 spread across 2 other managers.
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest — 16 camps: 4 free, 11 fee, 1 unpriced
- Wyoming Game & Fish Commission — 5 camps: 5 free
- Rawlins Field Office — 4 camps: 3 free, 1 unpriced
- Pennock Mountain WHMA — 3 camps: 3 free
- Municipal — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 8 of the 29: 8 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Riverside, WY
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Riverside, WY, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.